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W. P. HEWLETT.

' BIGYGLB SUPPORT.

N0. 594,627. Patented NOV. 30, 1897.

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WILLIAM F. HEWLETT, OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO R. S. BASSETT AND FRED J. SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

1SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,627, dated November 30, 1897. Application iiled October 22, 1896; Serial No, 609,650. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that LWILLIAM F. HEWLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pomona,in the county of Los Angeles and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to a novel construction in a bicycle-support, the object being to provide a device of this character by means of which a bicycle can be suspended and held rigidly while it is being cleaned or repaired.

'The invention consists in the features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle-support constructed in accordance with this invention and illustrating in dotted lines a bicycle supported thereby. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the upper end portion of the support on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a modication.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates the base, which consists of a plurality of legs and is provided with a hollow standard 2. Mounted upon this standard is a shelf 3, adj ustable thereon by means of the collar 4 and a thumb-screw. Situated within the upper end of this standard 2 is a stem 5, that is adjustable longitudinally with relation to the standard by means of the collar 6, secured to said stem by the set-screw 7. It will be seen, further, that the stem can be rotated within the standard by reason of the collar 6 resting upon the upper endthereof and that these -parts may be held rigid to each other by means of the set-screw 8. The upper end of the stem 5 is provided with a transverse sleeve 9, in which is situated va movable spindle 10, that is adjustable longitudinally by means of the collars 11 and set-screws 12,

mounted upon said spindle on either side of said sleeve. In this way it will be seen that the spindle can be turned within the sleeve and can be held rigid in connection thereto by means of the set-screw 13. The said spindie 10 is provided at one end with lateral arms 14 and an upright opening 15, through which the rod 16 passes, said rod 16 being adj ustable by means of the set-'screw 17. To the outer ends of the arms 14 are secured hooks 1S, preferably covered with rubber and loosely pivoted to the said arms, while one of the said hooks is adjustable upon said arm by means of the clamp 19, upon which the hook is secured. One of the arms 14 is provided withan extension 20, having one end 21 eX- tending into the end of the arm 14, so that it is adjustable longitudinally with relation thereto, while the other end extends downwardly and has a pivoted bifurcated portion or linger 22. This pivoted bifurcated portion is held in position by means of the spring 23, bearing upon the end thereof, whereby these fingers can be thrown to a horizontal position. (Shown in dotted lines.) The lower end of the rod 16 is provided with oppositely-extending fingers 24, that are connected adjustably by means of the stem 25, situated within the lower end of said rodl6 and held rigid with relation thereto by means of the set-screw 26. In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the ngers 24 in the form in which they will be constructed when used for supporting the diamond-frame machine, while in Fig. 3 is shown the construction to be employed in supporting the truss-frame machine, the only difference being that one of the lingers instead of being in the form of a hook has a straight cross-piece. The said lingers 24 are preferably covered with rubber, these parts and the hooks 18 being the only parts of the support which come in contact with thel frame of the machine, as will be obvious from Fig. 1, wherein said machine is shown in dotted lines. g

The manner in which the bicycle is supported by the said support is shown in said Fig. 1, and in placing the bicycle in this .position the portion of the frame supporting the crank-hanger is placed upon the hooks 18 with the crank-hanger directly below the rod 16. The set-screw 17 is loosened and the rod 16 pressed downwardly until the fingers 24 engage the frame of the bicycle adjacent to said crank-hanger. After being pressed firmly in this position the set-screw 16 is then tightened. The ngers or yoke are then moved outwardly to a horizontal position to engage the front wheel of the bicycle to prevent this wheel IOO from turning with the steering-post. Byloos* ening the set screw 13 the bicycle can be turned upon the spindle as a center, so that it can be brought to any position or inverted and then held in this position by tightening the set-screw rllhe bicycle can also be elevated or depressed by means of the stem 5, as shown, and can be revolved around the standard or held rigid thereto by means of the eollar 6 and set-screw S. This support can be used not only for cleaning and repairing, but often in manufacturing bicycles will be found very useful in holding the same for iinishing after brazing, and since the frame is held at four points of contact the liability of denting is more remote than when held by a vise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bicycle-support, a stem provided at its upper end with an adjustable spindle,arms at one end of said spindle provided at their outer ends with hooks, and a depending rod secured at the outer end of said spindle and provided at its lower end with oppositely-extending fingers, substantially as described.

2. In a bicycle-support, a stem provided at its upper` end with a rotatable and longitudinally-movable spindle, devices for holding said spindle rigid in relation with said stem,

and devices carried by said spindle for supporting a bicycle, substantially as described.

3. In a bicycle-support,a stem provided with a transverse spindle,arms upon one end of said spindle,hooks upon the outer end of said arms, one of said hooks being adjustable thereon, and an upright rod secured to said spindle provided at its lower end with oppositely-extending fingers, substantially as described.

4. In a bicycle-support, a stem having a transverse spindle provided at one end with arms having hooks, and a longitudinally-ad justable rod secured to said spindle provided at its lower end with opposite] y-exten din g iingers, substantially as described.

5. In a bicycle-support, a stem provided with a transverse spindle having arms provided with hooks and a rod having oppositely extending fingers, and an adjustable extension at one end of one of said arms provided at its lower end with a pivoted yoke, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM F. ]IE\VLETI`.

\Vitnesses:

L. B. JOHNSON, J. A. GALLUP. 

